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REPLY TO 06/11/97 08:56 FROM [log in to unmask] "Encoded Archival Description List": Panorama Free I think that we professional information providers have to accept our role at the bleeding edge. It would be a shame to bring things down to the lowest-common-denominator level (though I think offering alternatives for access is best). There is so much advantage in using SGML -- for retrieval, for navigation, for cross-platform use, and for the creation of a single document that can be output for computer display, print, non-Web use, braille, etc. If we don't push the envelope who will? In general, the implementation of SGML has been very focused to specific, often off-line, applications. Development of tools to access SGML-encoded information on the Web (in all its varied instances) is difficult and there is not enough market to drive the development of a lot of tools (especially in the environment where everyone expects free tools!). I think we should be grateful for what SoftQuad has done, imperfect though it may be, and keep pushing for more and better tools. Meanwhile, we should follow the development of XML as it may bring our applications into a mainstream where browsers can handle them without helper apps and plugins. Ricky To: [log in to unmask]